Horse-detacher.



W. A. CRAIG.

HORSE DBTAGHER.

APPLIU'ATION FILED AUG. 12, 1910.

1,001,731 Patented Aug. 29, 1911.

' COLUMBIA PLANDGRAPH GIL-WASHINGTON. D C,

WILLIAM ALBERT CRAIG, OF NEW ERA, LOUISIANA.

HORSE-DETACHER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, lVILLIAM ALBERT CRAIG, a native citizen of theUnited States, residing at New Era, in the parish of Con cordia andState of Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHorse-Detachers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to horse detachers, and is designed particularlyto constructing a device of this nature whereby the breeching strap maybe located adjacent to the shafts and be automatically released as thetraces or tugs are released.

With the above and other objects in view, this invent-ion consists inthe construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, all ashereinafter more fully described, claimed, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein Figure l is a top plan view of the shaftsof a buggy or carriage provided with the present invention; Fig. 2 is arear elevation thereof.

Reference being had to the drawings, 10 indicates the shafts used in theconstruction being connected adjacent to their rear terminals with a bar11, said bar having pivotally mounted thereon the swingle-tree 12. Anangular breeching hook 13 is mounted on each shaft 10 on the inner facethereof in lieu of the eyes which have been heretofore used. These hooks13 are open at their forward extremities so that when the tugs arereleased the horse may Walk from the shafts without unfastening thebreeching straps.

The swingle-tree 12 is provided along one side thereof with the eyes 14:in which are slidably mounted the rods 15, one of said rods beinglocated on each side of the center of the swingle-tree. The swingle-tree12 is provided with a central bracket 16 to which is pivoted oppositelydisposed levers 17, the inner terminals of said bell cranks beingconnected to the inner terminals of the rods 15. Thus it will beunderstood that by c011- verging the outer terminals of the levers 17the rods 15 will be moved inwardly thereby releasing the traces whichare secured to the outer terminals thereof. The free terminals of theswingle-tree 12 are provided with the eyes 18 in which the terminals ofthe rods 15 Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 12, 1910.

Patented Aug. 29, 1911. Serial No. 576,886.

rest when the traces or tugs are secured thereby.

In order to provide means whereby the breeching straps may be locked inthe hooks 13 when the tugs or traces are in their operative positions, abell crank 19 is pivoted to the shaft 10 adjacent to the outer terminalsof the hooks 13. One arm of the bell crank is adapted to project overand entirely close said hookwhile the opposite arm is connected to alink 20. The rear terminals of the link 20 are slidably pivoted to thebell cranks 21 which are also pivoted to a bracket mounted on the bar11. The free arms of the bell cranks 21 are slidably connected to theends side of the rod 15 and are offset upwardly so that said bell crankswill not interfere with the operation of the tugs.

From this construction it will be readily understood that when the rods15 are moved inwardly toward the bracket 16, the bell cranks 19 and 21will swing about their pivotal points causing the arms of the bell crank19 which close the hook 14 to swing away from said hook and permit thebreeching straps to be removed.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed as new is 1. Thecombination with a draft rigging for vehicles, of a swingle-tree carriedthereby, a centrally disposed bracket secured on said swingle-tree, aplurality of eyes carried by said swingle-tree, rods slidably mounted insaid eyes, levers mounted on said bracket adapted to operate said rods,bell cranks mounted on said draft rigging adjacent to the free terminalsof said rods and connected thereto, angular breeching hooks secured tothe shafts of said draft rigging, and means whereby the open end of saidhooks may be closed, said means being operable by said bell cranks.

2. The combination with a draft rigging, of a swingle-tree carriedthereby, breeching hooks carried by the shafts of said draft rigginghaving their forward terminals open, bell cranks mounted on said shaftsadjacent to said breeching hooks adapted to close the forward terminalsthereof, a centrally disposed bracket mounted on said swingle-tree,levers mounted on said bracket,

i rods pivotally connected to said levers and projecting over theterminals of said sWingle-tree, the portions of said rods projectingover being adapted to retain the traces of said Whiflie-tree, bellcranks mounted on said draft rigging adjacent to the terminals of saidsWingle-tree, one arm of each of said bell cranks being ofi'set upwardlyand connected to one of the rods mounted on said sWingle-tree, and links10 pivoted to the bell cranks located adjacent to the breeching hooksand slidahly conneoted to the remaining arms of the bell cranks adjacentto the sWingle-tree.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM ALBERT CRAIG.

Witnesses:

J. R. BOYD, W. E. SMITH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G.

